Stories tagged “good”
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Hideaway and Lullaby
“Pity,” Miss Schumann signed, frowning in a good-natured way. Harold made his cross face and signed back, “What?” Smiling as she looked around Harold’s room, his new room, his perfectly sound-proofed room, “You regai...
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Choice
The four kids stood on the corner, waiting for the bus. Darren grabbed the cigarrette and lit it. He turned to Maggie who looked up at him, squinting from the sun’s glare. "What will happen if you tell mom this?’ “You’ll th...
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The Last Villain
Dr. Sinister cowered as the thunder outside grew closer. They were gone. All of them. The Red Menace. Queen Bea. The Darke. Even his own army of henchmen, once legion, now decimated, its ranks captured, killed, or turned traitor against him. Dr. Sinist...
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goodbyes are meant for lonely people
She looks at him with new, puzzled eyes. Her eyebrows form a confused expression..Why is he here? He glances at her sleeves, red stains forever to remain… his hand placed on teh phone, carrying her in the other, he gently sets her down on her bed...
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Do-over
So He and I talk for a bit. Honestly, I don’t get much of it. He’s one of those lofty types, with high-minded notions and sad faces. Eventually, he booms out something about me “getting it eventually”, and I’m escorted awa...
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The Good Year
Darling, you think you’ve got it all worked out But tell you what, grab your coat I’ll take you out to that year of my life It is the most colorful thing in my head When I look back to the moments That kept me from being dead The ones that ...
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I Hate Remembering
I hate remembering I want a sharp knife To stab it to death What they don’t tell you About making memories Is that eventually The memories will be the only thing You have left But it’s not just the good memories No, you have to remember the...
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The golden dragon (Part 2)
Glaurung glided through the air with Borin on his back “There they are” he said exitedly Pointing to a small group of orcs marching through the plains They were in a wasteland nearly no plants grew and you had to be very lucky to find any w...
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Goody Two-Shoes Come Undone
Meryl sat in the corridor leading to the principal’s office, on a plastic chair along with two other students. One whose face was not visible, as it was buried in her hands along with a lake of tears & the other who was banging his fist into ...
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Tea With The Archangel
“Look, Michael,” I said impatiently. “I’m not complaining. I know my role. I just think a little equanimity might be in order here on Earth.” Michael said, “What do you mean?” “I catch flack over everything that happens. Earthquake, flo...
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OK
You asked me how I was, and honestly, I didn’t know what to tell you. Should I have lied and said that I’m OK? Or should I have told the truth and said that I didn’t know. Instead I told you that I guess I was good, And tried to move on from the...
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Bright eyes, a tiny hand [or, To my cousin]
Look at you, dear cousin. A new creature in the world, and probably curious to see what it has in store, judging from your sparkling eyes. They’re beautiful, you know, like dew or a winking, playful star. They light up every time you discover som...
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Skinny Love
It was another rainy day, and I’d been texting him for a while now. “Why not,” I decided as I threw on my hooded jacket and reached for my keys. Once in my white jeep I put on the song “Skinny Love” by Bon Iver-always thou...
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A Purpose-Driven Afterlife
I’m not sure how I got here, or what I’m supposed to do. That was also true when I was alive, but this time I get the distinct impression there really is a purpose. Or there was. I’ve asked around, but none of the veteran demons have ...
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Paladin
He had to be here. He was the hero. His eyes were weary and only half opened, but they were fixed somewhere deeper than the collection of village cottages. It was night time now, and the citizenry were represented by the soft glow emanating from homes....
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First day on the field
All the men immediately hop out of bed, and rush into a room that is filled with supplies, like weapons and guns. In a few moments, I have a small battalion ready for battle. I think to myself Wait, where is the enemy, why are they even attacking us? O...
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No Good Dwells
I shouldn’t have noticed her, but I did. She always sat in the front row, taking notes and adjusting the straps on whatever dress she was wearing that week. She was like a virgin priestess. She was young and beautiful, vibrant and giving— Traits th...
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A True Friend's Embrace-- Glow and Grow Them as the Sun Has Done
It’s fun To wonder Under the sun Until the day is done It feels right to welcome What becomes the night Turning on not a light bulb Only letting palpable Fretting dissolve Naturally like the earth revolves Actually alive enough to evolve And all ...
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Good Hope
“Your empire has never heard of trade, how is that possible?” she asked. The escort said nothing. His job was only to guide her through the fog safely. Nothing more. Soon, it began to dissipate. At a distance, another man, dressed in fine c...
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En Passant
The battle had raged on for longer than either side had hoped. Dark forces had overtaken the holy and there were but a few righteous ones left. With his queen now captured, the pallid sovereign felt that all was lost and thus timorously, he barked his ...
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What the Fräulein Owes
Ka-chatk, ka-chitk, came the finely soled shoes down the cellar stairs. Sarah struggled to restrain her breath, ragged and desperate to break into heady gasps. “Fräulein,” called the silken voice, “du bist der Gott einen Tod schuldig...
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Twenty-twelve;part one.
“I wish the whole twenty-twelve, end-of-the-world thing would happen already. I can’t wait ’til December.” Charlie said, putting more wood in the campfire. He leaned back as sparks jumped up at him. “What? Why would you ev...